Nigel Pearson is hopeful that the paperwork will be completed in time to allow new signing Andrej Kramaric to figure at the weekend.

The 23-year-old club record signing joined the club last week on a three-and-a-half-year contract but are waiting for him to be granted a work permit by the Home Office due to a lack of caps for Croatia.

In other team news, the Foxes boss could again be without Esteban Cambiasso for the visit of Stoke, with the midfielder yet to fully train following injury.

Danny Drinkwater is in contention for the Premiership match, while the manager has suggested that fellow midfielder Dean Hammond is a “unlikely to be available” for the Potters visit.